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A look inside the Internet Watch Foundation
You might be interested in this chilling but extremely well-produced and informative insight into the workings of a hotline, in this case the Internet Watch Foundation: “Pixels from a Crime Scene”.
Posted in Child abuse images, Regulation, Self-regulation, Uncategorized
More bad news about children and the lockdown
In England the Department for Education(DfE) has lead responsibility for child protection. In 2019 the total school population for England was 8.7 million pupils. A shocking story broke today on the BBC and in The Guardian about what is happening to some of England’s … Continue reading
Posted in Regulation, Self-regulation, Uncategorized
When the schools go back
A distinguished Prussian General, Helmuth von Moltke, famously said “no battle plan survives actual contact with the enemy”. The truth of that is all too apparent in the way a great many Governments around the world, not least the British … Continue reading
Posted in Regulation, Self-regulation
Big numbers again and countries named
Under US Federal law every electronic service provider (esp) within the US jurisdiction is required to report all child sex abuse material (csam) found on their virtual properties. They must report to NCMEC, the US hotline, in a form described here. … Continue reading
Posted in Child abuse images, Facebook, Google, Regulation, Self-regulation
After the war is over
It is impossible for anyone to say with any level of certainty what the post-pandemic world will look like. Some pundits believe everything will be completely different. Rather more seem to be saying nothing much will change or things could … Continue reading
Posted in Default settings, Facebook, Google, ICANN, Internet governance, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation
Meet the “cappers” or, rather, don’t
“Cappers” is a term that has been around for a while. Click here for a great explanation from Signy Arnason, Associate Director of the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. “Capping” is about tricking children into doing something inappropriate, for example … Continue reading
Posted in CEOP, Child abuse images, Default settings, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation, Uncategorized
More on the risks associated with strong encryption
I hope someone in Facebook reads this and passes a message up the line. I am sure it will only add to the substantial number they have already received on exactly the same point. Cho Joo-bin lives in South Korea. … Continue reading
Posted in Child abuse images, Default settings, Pornography, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation
Sad, but unfortunately not surprising
Free speech and civil liberties organizations do a hugely important job scrutinizing the activities of state agencies. However, you are forced to wonder if, sometimes, they don’t completely lose touch with common humanity. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)has just served … Continue reading
Posted in Child abuse images, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation, Uncategorized
More progress in the fight against online child sex abuse
Last week representatives from the Governments of the “Five Eyes” nations, (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the USA) gathered in Washington DC. They endorsed a set of eleven voluntary principles to combat a range of online threats to … Continue reading
